Monday, October 18, 2010

Pumpkin curry is usually made once a year at home as part of our traditional onam lunch. SO I was excited to try this curry, and was very happy when our friends enjoyed it. It is very simple, and easy to follow. I got this recipe from http://yummyoyummy.blogspot.com/.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

Pumpkin (Mathanga) - 500 gm, diced

Red Chori (Vanpayar) - 1.5 cups, cooked

Green Chillies - 3-4, slit sideways

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Garlic- 4 cloves

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn

Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn

Dry red Chillies - 4

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn

Curry leaves - 7-8

Oil - 2tbpsn

Salt- to taste

Procedure:

Place the pumpkin cubes in a vessel, green chillies, chilli and turmeric powder, salt, along with enough water to cook it.

Add the ground coconut paste, cooked red chori to the now ready pumpkin.

In another vessel heat oil, add the mustard seeds. After it splutters, add the red chillies, remaining grated coconut, and the curry leaves. Roast the coconut mixture till it is brown as shown in the picture